The Outlook Podcast Archive - Escape From Abu Ghraib

The man who said no to Saddam Hussein – in 1979, Iraqi scientist Hussain al-Shahristani was faced with an agonising decision: to help a dictator develop an atomic bomb or to spend his life in prison.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Maryam Maruf

Image: Picture of Saddam Hussein on a wall of Abu Ghraib prison
Credit: Benjamin Lowy

Published on Sunday, 13th January 2019.

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